The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1887-11-24

Oh. 1udI ldTSC UOultS VI lduu Aciu
by private individuals or corporations,
shall be assessed for taxation, at such
rates as they are offered to purchasers,
on credit Of one, two and three years,
in bodies of one hundred and sixty
acres or less.
4th. That whereas, large bodies of
our public lands, have been sold to
foreign capitalists, thus tending to the
establishment of landed aristocrocy
in this country, similar to that which
has reduced the people of Ireland, and
other monarchical Governments, to a
condition of serfdom we demand the
passage of laws forb!dding the owner
ship of lands, ly aliens, whose allegi-
ance belongs to other nations, and
that the public domain be held as the
heritage ofour own people and our
children after us.
9th. That all lands forfeitable by
railroads or other corporations, imme
diately revert to the government and
be declared open for purchase by ac
tual settlers, on the same terms as 9TH
err public lands.
9th. We demand that all fences
removed, by force if necessary, from
public lands unlawfully fenced by cat
tie companies, syndicates, or any other
form or name of monopoly.
7th. We demand the extinguish-
ment of the public debt of the United
States by operating the minis to their
fullest capacity, in coming silver and
gold and the rendering of the same
without discrimination, to the public
| creditors of the Nation according to
contract.
9Th. We demand the substitution Of
legal-tender treasury notes for the is
sues Of national banks; that the Con
gress of the United States shall regu-
late the amount of each issue by per
capita circulation, that shall increase
and keep pace with the growth of the
country's population, and the expense
of her business interests. We further
demand the repeal of the present Ma
tional banking system.
9th. We demand that the depart
ment Of agriculture be made one of the
departments ofthe State that it shall
be incr eased in scope and efficiency,
| and in connection Herewith, there
shall be established a bureau of labor
statistics.
10th. We demand the enactment OF
laws to compel corporations to pay
their employees according to contract
in lawful money for their services, and
the giving to mechanics and laborers
first lien upon tie products OF their
labor to the extent of their full wages
18th. That the laws relating to the
suppression of the transmission of i'm
moral, profane or obscene literature
through the mails, be made more
stringent; and be extended 80 as tc
suppress the transmission of such liter
allure by any public carrier.
IL. We demand that the u. s. Gov
eminent purchase, by right of eminent
domain, the telephone and telegraph
lines. and operate them a. .djuncts o
| the q. s. postal service.
[ 18th. That in view of the facts thai
the delegates of this body represent &
majority of the cotton producers of tn,
cotton belt of America, which bel
produces over two thirds of the cotto,
of the whole world, and in view Of ths
further fact that two thirds of the cot
toa in the cotton belt is demanded anc
used for export TO foreign power
which hxes the price on every pound
of our cotton and in view of the fac
that the said power is dsbarred from
returning to this country single yarc
of manufactured cotton, thereby ma
king said power interested in crowdins
down to the lowest figure the price o
cotton f; we hereby demand that tn,
U. 8. Government adopt a speed,
system of reduction of the import du
ty on manufactured cottons, in such
way as to do justice to this, the great
. est of all classes of producers.
Il 14th. We demand such a revision
of the tariff as will lay the heavies
burdens on the luxuries and the light
est on the necessaries of life; and a
will reduce the incomes from import
to strictly revenue basis.
10th. That as remedy against tn
unjust accumulation and encroach
ment of capital, we demand gradua
ted income tax.
18th. That as upon the intelligenc
of the people depend the stability an
perpetuity of our own free govern
ment, we demand for the masses we
regulated system of industrial and ag
ricultural education.
18th. That we oppose the continue
!. influx of pauper labor from the NOR
|. arches Of Europe, whose anarchi
: views and communistic doctrines al
breeding discomfort, and disloyalty
= law, order, peace and good govern
( ment; and by an overplus of WORTHLESS
labor, reducing our own laboring cla'
to starvation, we therefore deman
more stringent laws to prevent tn
; country being further used as an as.
, lum for The communists and paupcl
: of other countries.
4 18th. We deman1 that the constitl
ton, both State and National, be 1
amended as to provide for the electio
: Of II. q. Senators by direct vote Of IL